7 day Hand carving course under the leadership of experienced art carvers – puppeteers Adam and Aleš. Maximum people in the workshop is limited to 3. The dates of the course are set individually according to your posibilities. Read the details bellow for more informations.

Next workshop will happen on the 26th of August to 1st September 2019. It is open for 3 new students.

Only 3 of you will learn under the supervision of Aleš how to carve, paint, assemble and control marionette according to your design. The workshop takes place at Czech Marionettes atelier, where all those beautiful marionettes came to life, next to the Prague Castle.

First two days you will learn about technology drawings with Adam and you will draw your picture of your future marionette. The rest of our workshop you will stay with Aleš, founder of our Bonnie marionette, who will learn you how to carve marionette, how to paint it and how to put together all parts.

On the end of the week, you will leave our workshop with your beautiful marionette.

EXPLORING PRAGUE

I and my friends from Prague’s puppet community will show you our beautiful city and its magic. We will steer my boat to close nature (there is one free day of the course) as well as test the very best beer around the world.

FAQ

Where is this course?This workshop is taking place in Prague at Czech Marionettes Guild Workshop and classroom next to the Prague Castle.

How long will it take?It takes 6 days plus 1 day off in the middle of the course to relax a bit and to explore the city...

How many people can the in the course?There are maximum 3 people in the workshop

Is there any apartment close to the course?There is a bunch of them. You can find some at Airbnb or Booking.com or contact us and we will help you to find one.

Detailed Schedule:First two days you’ll be working on your technical drawingThe third day you will start with carving. Then you will paint it and let it dryLast days you will put your marionette together, put it on strings and make your first moves with your marionette

Daily scheduling:We will start every morning at 9 am and finish at 6 pm. During the day we have a lunch break.We can also prepare plenty of side activities for you! Prague itself is a magical city and we’d love to take you for a night walk through the town. To have some fun, there is an opportunity to experience a boat trip, enjoy some live music and you can also visit our showroom full of wonderful puppets!